Bandit240 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Spent all day today working on the 620. Got the small holes in the drivers floor cleaned, primed with rust killer, sealed up with aluminum tape and painted. After that was done i started picking at all the little rust bubbles. Talk about a good way to get depressed, the rockers are shot, both front fenders have holes in the bottom and the bed has holes in the front corners. Im going to patch over the rockers with sheet metal and bondo the fenders. As for the bed, ive been thinking of making a flat bed to go on it for years now. Has anyone on here made a flatbed, or had a truck with one. This isnt a show truck, its a hard used work truck. I built a headache rack for it since i couldnt find a factory style one anywhere. The rack bolts right to the bed where the front piece bolted on. Im also going to repaint it soon. Im thinking a light grey colour. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Don't let the rust get you down, instead let it make an artist out of you. Thats what I think of myself when I'm fixing my rusty cars :) Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted November 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Yea, im not too fazed by the rust, just kinda kicking myself in the ass for not taking a little better care to keep it good. When i got the truck, it had very little rust on it. Ive been useing it for the last 3 years pulling a boat around and ive lived on a boat most of that time. Its been in a high salt world for the last 3 years. Now what does worry me is i found a large rust hole on the frame. Its above the drivers side front leaf spring mount. Im going to pull the bed off in the next few days and see how to go about fixing it. I would be getting pictures of this stuff, but my 3 year old killed the camera. Quote Link to comment
rat tail dragger Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 found the water leak in my 620 pulled the carpet up and had no floor som be happy you have a lil rust suprise my kid didnt fall threw the floor Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I drive a 240Z, need I say more? lol mines not that bad accually, I just have one dog leg and a few small-ish holes in the floor pan to fix. everything else has eather been glassed or replaced with new metal. Quote Link to comment
1lo620 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Rust the Ratsun way...:D Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 as long as you cant drop the keys through the floor your good, lol Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted November 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I got the bed off today and started working on the back of the frame. The crossmember in front of the fuel tank was full of dirt and rocks. Its also rusted out pretty bad in that area. Got all the the back of the frame wire brushed down and painted with some rust killer. Now im trying to figure if i want to go ahead and make a flatbed to go on the back or spend a few days working on it. Quote Link to comment
jetdoc1971 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) got a flat bed on my 620 and luv it http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=7243 Edited November 28, 2008 by jetdoc1971 Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 got any better pictures of how its made and how it mounts. If i make one im going to try make it to mount on the stock bed mounts. That way if/when i get another 620, i can transfer it if i want. I can see in the pics that it mounts to the stock mounts. It looks as if yours has a metal floor. Im going to do a wood floor on mine, save some weight. Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 That way if/when i get another 620. it's not if, it is when, lol Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Its if out here. I can't find any that are worth a damn. I know a guy that has at least 2 or 3. He has a shortcab/bed with a tow body on the back. He was going to put the tow body on a king cab, but i think he lost interest in it. I might go talk to him and see if i can make him a trade for them. As much as i like my F250, i might try trade it for all his 620's. Quote Link to comment
jetdoc1971 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I took some pics of the bed mounts , as soon as I can figure out what my photobucket password is I will put them on. Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I went out to check out the other trucks, most have gone to the crusher. He kept the tow truck, but it doesnt look like it will be used again. Theres a really rusted long bed in a field, i might go check it out and see if the frame is ok on it. I know the body is shot. Quote Link to comment
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